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NR 602 Week 8 Psych MCquestions and answers
What is a panic disorder?
Persistence of reoccurring feelings of panic for no reason
accompanied by fear of another attack and commonly onsets in
adolescence.
A child who has attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has
difficulty stopping activities to begin other activities at school. The
FNP understands that this is due to difficulty with the selfregulation
component of:
flexibility
The FNP cares for a preschoolage child who was exposed to drugs
prenatally. The child bites other children and has tantrums when
asked to stop but is able to state later why this behavior is wrong.
This child most likely has a disorder of:
executive function
The FNP uses the Neurodevelopmental Learning Framework to
assess cognition and learning in an adolescent. When evaluating
social cognition, the nurse practitioner will ask the adolescent
about friends and activities at school
The FNP is evaluating a schoolage child who has been diagnosed
with ADHD. Which plan will the nurse practitioner recommend
asking the child's school about to help with academic performance?
504
The parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD tells the FNP that the
child gets overwhelmed by homework assignments, doesn't seem to
know which ones to do first, and then doesn't do any assignments.
The nurse practitioner tells the parent that this represents
impairment in which executive function?
Activation
The FNP is considering medication options for a school-age child
recently diagnosed with ADHD who has a primarily hyperactive
, presentation. Which medication will the nurse practitioner select
initially?
Moderate dose stimulant
The parent of a 4yearold child reports that the child gets upset
when the hall light is left on at night and won't leave the house
unless both shoes are tied equally tight. The FNP recognizes that
this child likely has which type of sensory processing disorder?
Over-responder
The parent of a preschoolage child who is diagnosed with a sensory
processing disorder (SPD) asks the FNP how to help the child
manage the symptoms. What will the nurse practitioner
recommend?
Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible
The FNP is performing an examination on a 5yearold child who
exhibits ritualistic behaviors, avoids contact with other children,
and has limited speech. The parent reports having had concerns
more than 2 years ago about autism, but was told that it was too
early to diagnose. What will the nurse practitioner do first?
Ask the parent to describe the child's earlier behaviors from infancy
through preschool.
The FNP is examining a 3yearold child who speaks loudly, in a
monotone, does not make eye contact, and prefers to sit on the
exam room floor moving a toy truck back and forth in a repetitive
manner. Which disorder does the nurse practitioner suspect?
Autism spectrum disorder
The FNP is selecting a medication for a 12yearold child who is newly
diagnosed with ADHD. The child is overweight, has a history of an
atrial septal defect at birth, and reports mild shortness of breath
during exercise. What will the nurse practitioner prescribe?
Cardiovascular prescreening
The FNP is conducting a followup examination on a child who has
recently begun taking a lowdose stimulant medication to treat
ADHD. The child's school performance and home behaviors have
improved. The child's parent reports noticing a few tics, such a
twitching of the eyelids, but the child is unaware of them and isn't
bothered by them. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
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